increasing

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An increase.
    — Now begin the increasings for the chest by making 2 stitches in the fourth stitch; repeat this, increasing in every fourth row, but 1 stitch further each time, so as to form a slanting line, the same as a dress-pleat.
动词 v.
  1. present participle and gerund of increase form-of,gerund,participle,present
    — Here, in the transept and choir, where the service was being held, one was conscious every moment of an increasing brightness; colours glowing vividly beneath the circular chandeliers, and the rows of small lights on the choristers' desks flashed and sparkled in front of the boys' faces, deep linen collars, and red neckbands.
形容词 adj.
  1. On the increase. not-comparable
    — steadily increasing demand

词形变化

increasings plural

词汇关系

反义词
decreasing

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English increase
Proto-Indo-European *-onts
Proto-Germanic *-ndz
Proto-West Germanic *-andī
Old English -ende
Middle English -ynge
English -ing
English increasing
From increase + -ing (participial suffix).
词源 2
From Middle English encresing, equivalent to increase + -ing (gerund suffix).
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